Weekly Wrap – Page 2 – Stilgherrian

28 October 202403 November 2024

Weekly Wrap 752: The travels end with podcast planning

In the middle distance, the late afternoon sunlight catches a sandstone clock tower which rises above the treeline. The view is framed on the left by a red brick building and a modern stainless steel lighting tower on which there's a traffic light (red) and a NO RIGHT TURN sign, and on the right by the silhouette of a bus.

My week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 October 2024 began on the Gold Coast, progressed through Sydney to the Blue Mountains, and ended up back in Sydney — and as a result, the Weekly Wrap is once again running late. That said, I did some planning for the future. As opposed to planning for the past.

22 October 202423 October 2024

Weekly Wrap 751: My busy holiday certainly didn’t dragon

A chunky strong-looking lizard with its boxy head raised. It has a sharp ridge down its spine, and on the side of its face a black striped edged with yellow.

My week of Monday 14 to Sunday 20 October 2024 was spent on holiday in Queensland, and now it’s already the following Tuesday. I’ll tell you more about the holiday another time, but right now here’s a shorter Weekly Wrap.

13 October 202423 October 2024

Weekly Wrap 750: Virtually South-East Asia, physically Queensland — at least today

The view down a rank of Boeing 737-800 aircraft, all in white and red Virgin Australia livery, their noses to the right lined up with the terminal's aerobridges.

My week of Monday 7 to Sunday 13 October 2024 was so productive I’ve gone on a holiday. Yes, I made a podcast about Indonesia and Thailand, as well as The Weekly Cybers and such, but today I flew to Cairns for the start of a week and bit in Queensland.

06 October 202413 October 2024

Weekly Wrap 749: The Moth of Reflection

A large brown and very furry moth with long leafy antennae sits on a distressed yellow wooden tabletop.

What a week! Between Monday 30 September and Sunday 6 October 2024 I kicked off a new podcast series, started reviewing my photo archive, and had quite a few naps — but they weren’t as long as last week. I’m very happy with this start to 2024 Q4.

29 September 202405 October 2024

Weekly Wrap 748: The escalation of cicadas, the plummet of productivity, but little more

Close-up of the head of a greengrocer cicada (Cyclochila australasiae). Orange head, thorax, and abdomen with black markings, two bit red compound eyes and three smaller simple eyes.

Well then, my week of Monday 23 to Sunday 29 September 2024 represented quite a change. Last week was good for me. This week less so. Was I fighting some sort of lurgi? Because by the weekend I was sleeping for most of the day and got almost nothing done. And most of the birds abandoned me.

23 September 202425 September 2024

Weekly Wrap 747: Sometimes I just feel like parroting previous posts

On a tree stump scattered with bird seed sits a parrot. He has a bright red head, neck, and underparts, bright green wing features, dark green tail feathers, and a deep blue back. He eyes me cautiously as he munches on some seed.

One highlight of my week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 September 2024 was visiting Sydney’s new Metro stations — which I won’t tell you about just yet. A second was coming to understand how a change of environment will do me good. And then I had another win in the crowdfunding game. Hurrah!